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Where does “soma” come from?

soma (Latvian) comes from Old East Slavic сума, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

soma (Latvian): bag, pack; pouch; genitive singular form of...

Definitions

  1. bag, pack; pouch; genitive singular form of...

Ancestry of “soma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсума—
2Old High Germansoumweight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden
3Proto-West Germanicsaumstitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;...
4Late Latinsaumapacksaddle; burden saddle, burden
5Latinsagmasaddle
6Ancient GreekσάγμαA covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
7Ancient Greekσάττωto stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure

Words derived from “soma”

  • rokassoma
  • ceļasoma
  • mugursoma
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